X Corps (India)

X Corps
Indian Army X Corps Formation Sign
Active1979 - present
CountryIndia
BranchIndian Army
RoleHolding Corps
Part of South Western Command
Garrison/HQBathinda
Nickname(s)Chetak Corps
Commanders
Current
commander
Lt Gen Nagendra Singh
AVSM, YSM, SM[1]
Notable
commanders
Lt Gen Lakshman Singh Rawat

X Corps is a corps of the Indian Army. It is based in Bathinda and is a part of South Western Command.

The X (Chetak) Corps was raised at Bathinda on 1 July 1979 by Lieutenant General ML Tuli,[2] to reduce the load of XI Corps. The new corps took over south Punjab and north Rajasthan.[3]

  1. ^ "Lt General Nagendra Singh takes over command of Chetak Corps". ANI News.
  2. ^ "Commands of the Indian Army, South Western (Sapta Shakti) Command: Forever Victorious". 16 January 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. ^ "IPS Driver Error". Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2009.